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	Hereditary peer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In 1919, King George V issued an Order-in-Council suspending the Dukedom of Albany (together with its subsidiary peerages, the Earldom of Clarence and the Barony of Arklow), the Dukedom of Cumberland and Teviotdale (along with the Earldom of Armagh) and the Viscountcy of Taaffe (along with the Barony of Ballymote).
		The Dukedom of Cornwall was held formerly by the eldest son of the King of England, and the Dukedom of Rothesay, the Earldom of Carrick, and certain non-peerage titles (Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland) by the eldest son of the King of Scotland.
		Several instances may be cited: the Barony of Nelson (to an elder brother and his heirs-male), the Earldom of Roberts (to a daughter and her heirs-male), the Barony of Amherst (to a nephew and his heirs-male) and the Dukedom of Dover (to a younger son and his heirs-male while the eldest son is still alive).
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	Kings Of Scotland - A Chronological list of the Kings of Scotland, Scottish Monarchy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		He was forced, however, to relinquish this earldom to King Henry II of England (reigned 1154-89) in 1157.
		From 1384 the kingdom was administered by Robert's eldest son, John, earl of Carrick (afterward King Robert III), and from 1388, by his next surviving son, Robert, earl of Fife (afterward 1st duke of Albany).
		After his injury in 1388, however, Carrick was supplanted by his brother Robert, earl of Fife.
	www.scotlandroyalty.com /scotland.html (5840 words)

	A Short History of Clan Drummond
		After the death of the 6th Duke of Perth, de jure 9th Earl of Perth, the earldom of Perth passed to James, the grandson of the 1st Earl of Melfort and his first wife, Sophia Maitland, heiress of Lundin.
		He took proceedings in the Court of Session for the recovery of the lands, lordship, and barony of Drummond and earldom of Perth.
		George Drummond, Duc de Melfort, Comte de Lussan, and Baron de Valrose in the peerage of France, was restored by an Act of Parliament to the earldom of Perth by the special command of Queen Victoria, which passed both Houses unanimously and received the Royal Assent on June 28, 1853.
	www.clandrummond.com /perth.htm (1755 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Historically, from roughly the end of the 14th century, Scotland began to show a split into two cultural areas - the mainly Scots, or English, speaking Lowlands, and the mainly Gaelic-speaking Highlands.
		Gaelic persisted in remote parts of the southwest, which had formed part of the rival kingdom of Galloway during the early medieval period up until the 13th century, notably in Kirkcudbrightshire and Carrick probably up until the late 1700s.
		Further north, it should be noted that the cultural boundary between the Highlands and the Lowlands was far from static.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Scotland (5642 words)

	Clan/Family Histories
		The Kennedys are particularly associated with Carrick in Ayrshire.
		There was an ancient Celtic earldom of Ross in the 12th century, in what is now the county of Ross and Cromarty.
		This name is probably derived from "rous" meaning red and early bearers of the name no doubt had red hair.
	www.rampantscotland.com /clans/clans_index.htm (1733 words)

	Tom's Place - Caldwells of the World
		A commission was granted by Henry III in 1225 for receiving Neil, Earl of Carrick, and other Scotsmen into his protection, and he was one of the Regents of Scotland, and Guardians of Alexander III and his Queen, appointed in the English interest at a convention at Roxburgh 20.9.1255.
		Duncan is said to have been created Earl of Carrick by King Alexander II 1225-1230, on condition that he resigned all claim to the lordship of Galloway.
		The earldom of Carrick was at one time the northern portion of the old province of Galloway, which was in ancient times governed by its own princes and its own laws, and included all that is now called South Ayrshire, Wigtownshire, and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
	caldwell.harphampix.com /index.php?blog=1&cat=36 (11228 words)

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